Friday's film festival schedule

Posted: Friday, October 15, 1999

Nightly tickets are $8; $6 for students with a valid student ID, and are available at the Morton Theatre box office one hour before screenings, Big Shot Records, 264 E. Clayton St., and Vision Video, 749 W. Broad St. Ticket stubs for tonight's screenings may be used for a discount admission to tonight's Green Lantern Music Showcase at the 40 Watt Club, 285 W. Washington St. All lectures and morning coffees are free and open to the public. For more information call (706) 227-6090.

Bourke, manager of production, development and acquisitions for IFC Films, and Zimmerman, president of Women Make Movies, talk about what their organizations are doing in the world of independent film.

1:30 p.m. Everything You Wanted to Know about Film Festivals but were Afraid to Ask, with Debra Zimmerman, president of Women Make Movies, Morton Theatre

A comprehensive look at the ever-expanding world of film festivals along with certain films which have had great success at a variety of film festivals around the world. Discussions will range from how many and which festivals to apply to, to what strategies and materials are needed to maximize your film's exposure at both festivals and film markets.

In his 25 years in the industry, Pratt has worked on more than 300 feature films, including the ''Star Wars'' trilogy, the Indiana Jones series, ''Alien'' and ''Aliens'' and ''Annie Hall.'' He will discuss why, even in the digital age of filmmaking, the old adage, ''we'll fix it in post,'' should be avoided.

''The Eden Myth'' -- Though the Specks appear to be an average upper-class American family, when father Vincent invites his four grown children to his isolated mansion for a family reunion, and convinces his youngest son into an arranged marriage to occur the next day, a series of strange events begin to unravel a horrifying truth about the family's history. Internationally renowned composer Philip Glass provides the score. Directed by Mark Edlitz (88 minutes).

8:45 p.m. Intermission

''Negative Forces: Witchcraft and Idolatry'' -- In an experiment designed to further move their hard-edged vision of design off the page and into the world of the moving image, 10 members from The Attick's New York design studio set off on a 24-hour New York City subway expedition to capture the city's gritty underground. Directed by James Sommerville (17 minutes).

''Peepshow'' -- A woman enters a peep show and is pleasantly surprised to find that the male performers hold the true secret to female arousal. Directed by Charlie Call (10 minutes).

''12 Stops on the Road to Nowhere'' -- Fired from his job, evicted from his apartment and dodging someone who's trying to bury him alive, unfortunate Bill meets Jenny, who has been drugged and robbed, and believes his luck is about to turn. Directed by Jay Lowi (18 minutes).

''Bubblepac'' -- After a group of children find a body in a field, bio-sleuths take over and haul the remains to a lab to perform an autopsy on its strange outer wrappings. Directed by Rick Dublin (12 minutes).

''Lord of the Road'' -- Jesus Christ is on his way to Miami to catch a cruise when his car breaks down, and he's forced to spend a few days in Sweetwater, Fla., where every God-fearing person in town is delighted their Lord and Savior is visiting -- except for the town's reverend, who feels threatened by Jesus' presence. Directed by Holly Hester (24 minutes).

10:15 p.m. Intermission

''Cherry'' -- Ten years after she's been abandoned at the altar, bitter and wounded Leila Sweet, still a virgin, puts an ad in the classifieds requesting a candidate to father her child. From a professional clown to a handsome gynecologist, Leila's search for the right pop ultimately results in the rediscovery of love. Directed by Jon Glascoe and Joseph Pierson (87 minutes).